9livesRN BSN, RN

SNU/SNF/MedSurg, SPCU Ortho/Neuro/Spine

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  1. 9livesRN

    2nd day in nursing home and I want to quit

    9livesRN replied to Msviv17RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    At The the skilled/ rehab I could not do that, admissions, and discharges
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    2nd day in nursing home and I want to quit

    9livesRN replied to Msviv17RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oriented for 2 days, my preceptor qit, and I was on the floor, feeling like walking in egg shells, but I needed the job so I learned quick, I taught my self thanks to school.... I kept thinking I was...
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    ALF 1:85 night shift sounds allright

    9livesRN replied to treeye's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    1:40 = high chance to loose your license, anymore then that, flush it on the toilet your
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    This made my night last night...

    9livesRN replied to Forever Sunshine's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If I can taste them when you give them to me in my yes can't you just give me them in my
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    LTC, SKILLED almost impossible to get things done

    9livesRN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    For any of you guys with 15+patients How often can you go through your shift, giving every single pill, every single vitamin, doing every single treatment to every single patient, making sure they...
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    LTC, SKILLED almost impossible to get things done

    9livesRN replied to 9livesRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This pill I don't take, this I take at night, what is this orange one, the doctor said he would give me something else for pain, what about my lyric, where is my nasonex, I only take clonidine at...
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    LTC, SKILLED almost impossible to get things done

    9livesRN replied to 9livesRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I got it down packed, it is a pleasure to work SNF any day.... 1.5 years in it showed me enough to be able to handle most things..... I could barely count with a supervisor since they knew nothing...
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    LTC, SKILLED almost impossible to get things done

    9livesRN replied to 9livesRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I learned so much.... In LTC... Was made charge 3 months after I got hired, with little experience, - answered codes, - got a blood glucose of 26 from day shift who swore it was fine before -Delt with...
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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    9livesRN replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    The doctor gave me bin laden for pain ( dilaudid ) I literally had a snort
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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    9livesRN replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hahahha today... Patient says " I take (am I dolip pine) for migranes....
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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    9livesRN replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Her BP sips low because she got Lapebalol iv down with us in
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    Only 5 units of insulin per injection site??

    9livesRN replied to utah23LPN's topic in General Nursing

    ... Weirdo... What if your patient needs 100 of lantus + coverage? He will look like hell raiser btpy the end of the
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    Clinical etiquette: card for nurse on the floor??

    9livesRN replied to njmomstudent's topic in General Nursing

    From the heart of a nurse to be to a nurse = priceless! Hand write her a thank you note, and some cookies that would be the best you can
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    what states NEED nurses ?

    9livesRN replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    FL, pay is low and 1 year xp is a must... Year round sunshine is
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    Chronic Illness

    9livesRN replied to verivici's topic in General Nursing

    I learned thar a LOL can take 60mg oxy ir tid + + and be
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    how quickly someone can go downhill.

    9livesRN replied to locolorenzo22's topic in General Nursing

    It sucks, but it's real life, had one like that that brought his own recliner in, not to mention the weeping legs with theribke limp edema that just bubble and burst like a
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    Your body did what?!?

    9livesRN replied to pink_shoes99's topic in General Nursing

    Hahahha my first prolapsed uterus I called the MD hahahah I was the RN on duty patient fought uterus out and rectum out as well, He said push back uterus, and put sugar on the rectum, once it softens...
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    Things that nurses say that may seem inappropriate to lay people

    9livesRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Giving D/C instructions to a 25 year old post Vag. Hyst. Telling her her about no sex for 6 weeks, the she said, can I do it from behind, I did not want to assume anything, then I said you should...
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    skin breakdown after total knee

    9livesRN replied to Tsatalstrana's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen 1 obese patient came from the OR with a reddened bottom, we rolled and repositioned him, however he was non compliant, did the bare minimum with therapy, he went on rehab POD#3 I happened to...
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    Another rant regarding MA's and Nurses

    9livesRN replied to samirish's topic in General Nursing

    There are apples then there are
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    Your body did what?!?

    9livesRN replied to pink_shoes99's topic in General Nursing

    Sacral wound vac filling up too fast, day shift had changed it, I take a look at it, it was suctioning diarrhea (cdiff) right onto the
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    Your body did what?!?

    9livesRN replied to pink_shoes99's topic in General Nursing

    Obese Lady said she was itching under her breast, just to find out she had pieces of potato chips all mushy and weird looking under the
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    Your body did what?!?

    9livesRN replied to pink_shoes99's topic in General Nursing

    Constipated male ortho patient, 5 days post op, no BM.... Tried MOM+warm prune juice, nothing, suppository, nothing, told him i'd give him an enema, he said: " get a hose up there, do what you have to...
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    LTC, SKILLED almost impossible to get things done

    9livesRN replied to 9livesRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I used to worry if I wasn't able to find a vitamin, or if I could not get treatment consent signed, because the patient was not alert, I used to think the incoming shift would be mad, today I don't...
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    LTC, SKILLED almost impossible to get things done

    9livesRN replied to 9livesRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    - then you have to make sure the CPM' are all on, and they are measured right, and not hurting the patients - turn around and check blood sugars at least 4 people ac and hs, some times as high as 10...